Bereavement Counseling Professional

Job Summary/Purpose

Demonstrates compassion helping both adults and children of all ages with their mental, physical, and emotional health with supportive counseling, grief education and advocacy.

Things You Should Know about the Bereavement Counseling Professional Role:

• This is a full- time role with the hours of 8AM-4:30PM.
• This position is based out of our Wooster, Ohio office.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work preferred or Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy, Master of Divinity degree related Master of other psychosocial degree.

a. Active LISW, PCC, PC, LSW, or MFT license in the State of Ohio without any board actions or:

b. Master of Divinity or Master of other psychosocial degree meets all qualifications of Bereavement Counseling Professional of Ohio’s Hospice.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience, preferably in a health care setting with extensive knowledge of death/dying, grief, loss and survivorship issues, experience with grief in counseling role including individual, family and group therapy.

• Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (ACHP-SW or CHP-SW) or ADEC preferred, or Certification in Grief Counseling or other appropriate certification.

• Computer skills sufficient to properly document services and care.

• Travel may be required during daytime, nighttime or inclement weather.

• Valid Driver's License with Safe Driving Record

• State Minimum Automobile Insurance Coverage

Key Responsibilities

• Provides supportive counseling, grief education and advocacy for patients, families and community members.

• Develops and implements an individualized plan of care including creating measurable patient-centered goals in collaboration with the patient and family, that consistently is updated and reviewed to reflect assessment findings to ensure quality patient care.

• Collaborates and participates with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) members, to ensure coordination of services and care meet regulatory requirements.

• Collaborates and coordinates outreach activities

• Actively participates with management and leadership through assigned committees to promote organizational collegiality and effective communication.

• Works in partnership with other care providers in respecting and providing sensitive care regardless of diverse beliefs, cultures or identities.

• Develops, implements and facilitates grief support groups

• Designs and facilitates memorial services to provide bereaved friends and family with opportunities to express ongoing grief.

• Develops and presents specialized internal and external education and training programs in topics related to death, dying, and bereavement.

• Screens, trains, and supervises bereavement volunteers.

• Documents assessments, interventions and all changes thoroughly at the point of service in the electronic health record and synchronizes this documentation for each patient according to Ohio’s Hospice standards to ensure quality communication with patient’s Interdisciplinary Team.

• Plans and leads educational offerings and other projects/initiatives as requested.

• Assists in other activities and departments when requested to ensure complete and thorough patient care for all Ohio’s Hospice patients.

• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities to support the quality of Ohio’s Hospice services.

• Additional roles as identified by regional needs

• Partners with team members to support and improve productivity

• Precepts new staff to support professional relationships with newly hired team members as required.